Designed by architect Stride Treglown, the new school will be built to Passivhaus standards as well as be net zero in operation, with environmental standards set to exceed current Welsh government carbon reduction targets.
Willmott Dixon was appointed via the SEWSCAP framework.
When completed by autumn 2026, the new building will welcome pupils from Cefn Primary and Craig yr Hesg Primary as a new English language primary school serving the Glyn-coch area.
The facility will include a two-storey replacement school building on the current Craig yr Hesg Primary School site and adjoining land, along with two multi use games areas, a grass sports pitch, playgrounds and car park.
The development will also feature three rooms set aside for community use and a Welsh language Meithrin (playgroup/nursery).
This is the latest Passivhaus project for Willmott Dixon. It recently built 12 new one-bedroom apartments and six houses to Passivhaus standards in nearby Caerphilly and also completed facilities for Spelthorne Borough Council and Exeter University targeting the same standard. It is on site in Bridgend building a new net zero in operation town centre campus for Bridgend College and was behind the first two schools in Leicestershire County Council's roll-out programme of net-zero schools.
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